Alesis QS7, QS8 manual Input /OUTPUT

Global Settings: Chapter 8

Note: Bank change messages will be ignored if General MIDI Mode is enabled, so that only Programs within the General MIDI Bank (GenMIDI) can be recalled via MIDI Program changes.

If the MIDI Program Select parameter is ÒOnÓ and a new Bank is selected using the

[▲ BANK] and [BANK ▲] buttons, a Bank Change message will be transmitted from the MIDI [OUTPUT] connector.

If, additionally, a new Bank is selected in Mix Play Mode and any of its ChannelÕs MIDI Out parameters (Mix Edit Mode, Keyboard/MIDI Function, Page 2) are turned ÒOnÓ, a Bank Select message (followed by the appropriate Program Change) will be transmitted out the MIDI Out connector for each of those MIDI Channels.

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The I/O (Input/Output) Mode determines how the MIDI [INPUT] and [OUTPUT] connectors on the QSÕs rear panel will function in relation to the [SERIAL PORT] connector. The possible settings of the I/O parameter depend on the setting of the [SERIAL PORT] switch (located on the back panel next to the [SERIAL PORT]).

With [SERIAL PORT] set	The I/O parameter may be switched between...
to...
PC	MIDI, PC 38.4kbaud and PC31.25kb
MAC	MIDI and MAC 1MHz

If you are using a PC compatible computer, consult the software you are using to determine which PC setting to set the I/O parameter to.

¥When this parameter is switched to ÒMIDIÓ, the [SERIAL PORT] will not function, and the MIDI [INPUT] and [OUTPUT] will operate normally (receiving and transmitting MIDI information to and from the QS).

¥ When this parameter is set to either ÒMAC 1MHzÓ (if the [SERIAL PORT] switch is set to MAC) or to ÒPC 38.4kbaudÓ or ÒPC31.25kbaudÓ (if the [SERIAL PORT] switch is set to PC), the MIDI [INPUT] will not function (any MIDI information received on the MIDI [INPUT] connector will be ignored), and the MIDI [OUTPUT] connector may act as a MIDI ÒThruÓ connector for the connected computer Ñi.e. MIDI information received from the computer will be transmitted (see below).

For information regarding connecting a computer to the [SERIAL PORT], see page 22.

✪When the I/O parameter is NOT set to ÒMIDIÓ, the QS will not transmit any locally generated MIDI information to the MIDI [OUTPUT] connector, but will only transmit this information to the connected computer via the [SERIAL PORT]. If the computer program has its ÒMIDI ThruÓ parameter turned on, this information will be ÒechoedÕ back from the computer to the QS. The MIDI information coming from

the computer will also be transmitted out the QSÕs MIDI [OUTPUT] connector.

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